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The original was posted on /r/amitheasshole by /u/Top-Squash2734 on 2024-01-23 23:24:15+00:00.

Just as me and my dad were leaving to go food shopping (so no need to be somewhere at a specific time) and had pulled out the driveway, we saw a dog that was running back and forth across the street and into random driveways. It looked like someone’s pet that had runaway and was just going a bit crazy being loose. We were on our street and there were no other people or cars at that moment so I couldn’t see a potential owner. I said we should stop and my dad said no. I said what if he gets hit by a car, and my dad said someone else will find it first.

I’m so frustrated that he didn’t stop, even if just for a few minutes to keep an eye on the dog and see if an owner came into view (maybe they were just out of sight I don’t know) and we could either let them know. I didn’t expect him to get out the car, or put the dog in his car, or take it home with us. I literally just wanted to stop a few minutes to keep an eye on the dog and a lookout for the owner and if no one appeared I could call an animal service/stray service and maybe take a picture to post in the local towns Facebook group. Just done something!

I’m so angry that he just didn’t care about someone else’s pet and the danger it was in and stopping for even a few minutes. He was just so blasé about it. Am I right for being so angry about it and calling him out for not even stopping or is it not my place to be angry, as obviously he can do what he wants so I don’t know if I should’ve expected him to stop? AITA?